August 2011 - Rosemead Chamber of Commerce

Vol. 18 Number 8 

The ribbon is cut! Pictured: (L to R), Polly 

Low, Councilmember, Steven Ly, Mayor, in back, 

Councilmember Bill Alarcon and Senator Hernandez, 

in front of the Senator, Janet Chin, M. Janet Chin 

Foundation, far right, Mayor Pro Tem, Sandra Armenta. 

In front cutting the ribbon,Diane Arreaga, Parade Queen 

and Joe Wong, Traffic Commissioner, behind queen. 

You can now find the 

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An Organization Working to Develop the Community through the Promotion of its Businesses 

It was a fun day for the residents of Rosemead on Saturday, July 9th, 2011, when 

the City of Rosemead reopened the first of two state of the art aquatic centers at Garvey 

Park. 

The lines were long but everyone was really excited to be able to experience all this 

park has to offer. The new water park includes 2 water slides, 2 splash play areas and 

a 1,500 square foot lesson pool. The Zone also includes picnic accommodations and a 

Everyone had such a good time at this event. 

Pictured: (L to R), Min Wang, Rosemead 

Chamber CEO, and new President, Erix Oliva, 

El Monte Rosemead Adult School. 

City of Rosemead 

Splash Zone Grand Opening 

The Start of a New Year 

84th Annual Installation & Awards Banquet 

“Carpe Diem” 

Everyone agreed, “It was a blast from the past” on June 30th, when the Rosemead 

Chamber of Commerce presented their 84th Annual Installation and Awards Dinner. 

By Cathy Brehm 

The Annual Installation and Awards 

Banquet happens once a year and is the 

night that the Chamber installs their new 

upcoming group of Board of Directors, 

presents to one deserving individual, the 

Herb Hunter Business Person of the Year 

Award, honors the Chamber’s “Business 

of the Year”, and presents to one of their 

members the “Ambassador of the Year 

Award”. 

This year’s Title Sponsor for the event 

was Athens Services, represented by Gary 

Clifford. Table Sponsors included: Brown’s 

Jewelry & Loan, CH Auto, City 

of Rosemead, Consolidated 

Disposal, El Monte Rosemead 

Adult School, Holiday Inn 

Express, Panda Restaurant 

Group, Pacific Alliance Bank, 

Pacific Western Bank, Southern 

California Edison, Southwest 

Management, Wal-Mart, and 

Willdan. 

The dinner was held at 

the beautiful Doubletree by 

Hilton where it has been held 

for over 10 years now. It 

was a 60’s theme, jeans, tie 

die, peace signs, and wild 

hair styles. It was the 60’s, 

the decade of the Vietnam 

War, Woodstock, Hippies, 

with sayings like “Make love 

not war” and “Give peace 

a chance”. And the guests 

were encouraged to dress the 

part. The banquet room was 

decorated with memories 

from the decade, multi 

colored beads hanging in the 

doorways, tie-dyed scarves 

centered on the table tops 

with cute wine flower 

vases filled with sunflowers, 

multi-coloredWnapkins 

and 60’s music playing in 

the background. And the 

stage was decorated with a 

big yellow bus and lots of 

colored physchedelic images 

in the background. 

The evening started off with President 

Erix Oliva, El Monte Rosemead Adult 

School, conducting a couple trivia quizzes 

for the guests. It’s amazing what you 

can remember from 40 years ago and 

game winners received free drink tickets. 

Our guest of honor for the evening was 

Congresswoman Judy Chu, 32nd District, 

who then installed our new Executive 

Board of Directors. 

The rest of the evening went off 

fabulously, everyone was in such a free 

Continued on page 7 

August 2011 

Senator Ed Hernandez, from the 24th Senatorial District 

presents the City of Rosemead with a Certificate of 

Recognition. Pictured: (L to R), Mayor Pro Tem Sandra 

Armenta, Councilmember Polly Low, Senator Hernandez, 

Mayor Steven Ly and Councilmember Bill Alarcon. 

new building that houses lockers, showers, and offices. 

Honored guests at the opening were Congresswoman Judy Chu and Senator Ed 

Hernandez, along with the Rosemead City Officials, Mayor Steven Ly, and Council 

Members Sandra Armenta, Polly Low and Bill Alarcon. Congresswoman Judy Chu 

and Senator Ed Hernandez presented the City with certificates of recognition for this 

fantastic addition to the city. Continued on page 10 

Peace….Jean and Joan really dressed true 

to this event. Pictured: (L to R), Jean Hall, 

Ambassador of the Year awardee, and Joan 

Hunter, Chamber Board Member.

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Rosemead 

Chamber of Commerce 

Board of Directors 

2011-2012 

President 

Erix Oliva . . . . . El Monte Rosemead Adult School 

Vice Presidents 

Robert Oehler - Legislative Affairs . Pacific Alliance Bank 

Lori Craven-Doss - Special Events . . . . . . . . . . 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brown’s Jewelry & Loan 

James Wang - Business Development . . . . . . CH Auto 

Annie Gee - Membership Services . . . . . . . . . . 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pacific Western Bank 

Dr. George Win - Health Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . United Multi-Care Health Center 

Past President 

Amy Wu . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday Inn Express 

Directors 

Thuy Bui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wells Fargo Bank 

Marissa Castro Salvati . . Southern California Edison 

Ed Chen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athens Services 

Steve Chiang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LA Web 

Sharon Coley . . . . . . . . . . . Doubletree by Hilton 

Chester Gee . . . . . . . . . . . . Progressive Travel 

Diana Herrera . . . . . . . . . Coldwell Banker Dynasty 

Joan Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Altour Travel 

Ryan Junk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UFC Gym 

Surendra Mehta . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subway #40986 

Ambassador Committee 

Jean Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . City Traffic Commissioner 

Dr. Jerry Liu . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of the West 

Dr. Bo Luk . . . . . . . . United Multi-Care Health Center 

Irene Ramirez . . . . . . . . . . . SGV Newspaper Group 

Trish Sproles . . . . . . . . . . Pacific Alliance Bank 

Polly Tse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday Inn Express 

Lorraine Wild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brown’s Jewelry 

Staff 

Min-Hsien Wang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CEO 

Cathy Brehm . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Assistant 


Official Publication of the Rosemead Chamber of 

Commerce. Published monthly at 3953 Muscatel 

Avenue, Rosemead, CA 91770. 21,000 copies 

printed. Distributed to residents and businesses of 

Rosemead. 

Cathy Brehm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editor 

Boscacci Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . Graphic Design 

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MISSION STATEMENT 

The Mission of the Rosemead Chamber of 

Commerce is to foster the growth of the business and 

professional community, enhancing the quality of life 

in Rosemead. 

Community Press Releases & Photos Accepted 

The Rosemead Report is not funded by taxpayers 

money 

El Monte-Rosemead Adult School . . . . . . . . 2 

Little People School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

Office Depot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

California American Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

Pacific Alliance Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

Di Pilla’s Italian Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

Coldwell Banker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

Nu Vision Federal Credit Union (E1) . . . . . 6 

Rosemead School District . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Brown’s Jewelry Loan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

Edison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

San Gabriel Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

New Members 

New York Life 

Danny Li 

301 N. Lake Ave, Suite 500 Pasadena, CA 91101 

(626) 356-7649 

The Rosemead Chamber 

of Commerce Celebrates 

New Businesses 

The Rosemead Chamber of Commerce celebrates the 

opening of new businesses in the Rosemead area. We host 

ribbon cuttings for new members, recognize them at our 

networking events and do what we can to support their new 

enterprise. We encourage every new business to come into or 

call the chamber to see what the Chamber can do for you. We 

are located at 3953 N. Muscatel Ave., across the street from 

the Library and the City Hall. Or you can reach us at (626) 

288-0811 and we will send you all you need tobe a member 

of our Chamber. 

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Rosemead, California 91731 

626.258.5800 

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Website: www.cityofrosemead.org 

City Council 

Mayor: Steven Ly 

Mayor Pro Tem: Sandra Armenta 

Council Members: Margaret Clark, 

Polly Low, Bill Alarcon 

City Council Meetings 

2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. at 

City Hall 

City Staff 

City Manager Jeff Allred 

Assistant City Manager 

Matt Hawksworth 

Public Affairs Manager Aileen Flores 

Community Development Director 

Stan Wong 

Director of Parks & Recreation 

David Montgomery-Scott 

Planning Commission 

Nancy Eng, Diana Herrera, Joan Hunter, 

Victor Ruiz, Mike Saccaro 

Traffic Commission 

Jean Hall, Brian Lewin. Howard Masuda, 

Joanne Russell, Joseph Wong 

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Community 

We thank the following loyal members who 

have renewed their membership. We are 

grateful for their continued and dedicated 

support of the Rosemead Chamber of 

Commerce. Please patronize your fellow 

chamber member businesses whenever 

you need a service of this type. 

Member Since 

JG Quality Printing 1998 

Jose/Gloria Hinojos 



(626) 350-1912 

Julie Gentry 2007 

8915 Nevada Ave 


Wal-Mart 2007 

Jorge Lopez 

1827 Walnut Grove Ave 


(626) 307-1010 

McDonalds 2008 

Sam Kantar 



(626) 744-1188 

Alhambra Beauty College 2009 

Jennifer Hong 

200 W. Main Street 

Alhambra, CA 91801 

(626) 282-7765 

Attention Chamber 

Members! 

We have added a new benefit to 

being a Chamber Member, Business 

Counseling from SCORE. 

Formed in 1964 as the Service 

Corps of Retired Executives, the 

organization is now known simply as 

SCORE. 

SCORE is free to all Chamber 

members as a confidential source 

of small business mentoring and 

coaching. SCORE is a nonprofit 

association dedicated to entrepreneur 

education, growth and success to 

small businesses nationwide and 

provides services in over 30 locations 

across Los Angeles County. More 

than 60 SCORE volunteer counselors 

(retired business executives) provide 

individual mentoring and business 

workshops for aspiring entrepreneurs 

and small business owners. Business 

counseling services are provided at no 

cost, by appointment only. 

SCORE business mentors are 

volunteers, volunteers who have 

achieved business success, and want 

to help small businesses succeed. 

The mentors work with entrepreneurs 

through every phase of their 

entrepreneurial venture, generating and 

assessing ideas, preparing a business 

plan, raising capital, and managing the 

marketing, operations and finances of 

the growing venture. 

SCORE can help businesses in 

many ways. 

• Confidential business mentoring 

• Long-term business coaching 

• Face-to-face brainstorming sessions 

• Online email advice available 

anytime 

• Local workshops and seminars on 

business topics, like QuickBooks and 

Business and Financial Planning. 

If you are interested in meeting with 

a SCORE volunteer, please give the 

Chamber a call at (626) 288-0811 and 

we will make all the arrangements. 

August 2011 

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 

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4 12 Noon 

Full Board 

Meeting 

Chamber Board 

Room 

5 

6 

7 8 

9 7 PM 

City Council 

Meeting 

City Hall 

10 

Free 

Restaurant 

Seminar 

(See front page) 

11 

12 

13 Grand 

Opening 

Rosemead 

Aquatic Center 

10am 

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Chamber 

Business 

Caravan 

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July Business Caravan 

Every month the Rosemead Chamber of Commerce Business Caravan 

visits one or two of our member’s businesses. The purpose of the Caravan 

is to keep in touch with our members, and to answer any questions or 

concerns they may have. If you are a member and would like the Business 

Caravan to visit your business, please give us a call at (626) 288-0811 and 

we will put you on the schedule. 

In July, the Rosemead Chamber visited Athens Services at 14048 

Valley Blvd in the city of Industry. Athens Services has been a member of 

the Chamber for a little over 2 years now and they are very active in our 

Chamber. They always sponsor a table or two at the big events and their 

Representative, Ed Chen, is now on our board and also is very active. 

Athens Services is the company that does the street sweeping in the 

City of Rosemead and we are so glad to have them as a member. Attending 

the Business Caravan this month were: City Manager Jeff Allred, Min 

Wang, Chamber CEO, Jean Hall, City Traffic Commissioner, Amy Wu, 

Chamber Board Member, Ed Chen, Chamber Board Member, Annie Gee, 

Chamber Board Member, Jose Hinojos, JG Quality Printing, Susan Reyes. 

Representative for the Office of Senator Ed Hernandez, and Chester Gee, 

Chamber Board Member. 

It is a long process after the trucks pick up the refuse and it takes a lot of sorting and 

processing. 

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Sam Kantar 

8548 E. Valley Blvd. Rosemead, CA 91770 

(626) 744-1188 

28 29 30 

PAY YOUR DUES 

PROMPTLY AND 

RECEIVE A FREE 

BUSINESS CARD AD 

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7 PM 

25 12 Noon 

City Council 

Meeting 

City Hall 

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Athens is located at 14048 Valley Blvd in the city of 

Industry. Pictured is an overhead shot of the Athens 

Location. 

Executive 

Board Meeting 

Chamber Board 

Room 

One of the ways Athens Services is 

cleaning up the environment is by 

turning their recycled green waste into 

organic Compost. If you’re interested, 

this product can be purchased at Costco. 

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Community 

Grand Opening 

& Ribbon Cutting 

Rosemead Aquatic Center 

4343 Encinita Ave 

August 13th, 2011 - 10am 

Open Swim 11am - 4pm 

• 25 Yard X 40 Meter Pool 

• 13 Competition Swim Lanes 

• Water Polo Capabilities 

• Diving Boards 

• Instruction, Recreation and Wading Pool areas 

Please join the city for the second opening of 

two great pools. 

For more information, please call Parks and Recreation at 

(626) 569-2162 

14048 Valley Blvd. P.O. Box 6009 

City of Industry, CA. 91716-0009 

For questions or concerns: 1-888-336-6100 

• Covered Bleachers 

• Shade Shelter 

• Picnic Areas 

Athens Services is not your typical street 

sweeper; we are at the forefront of technological 

innovation wich strong investment in recycling 

and composting facilities. Since July, 2010, we 

have been proud to be the official street sweeping 

services provider for the City of Rosemead. 

We take your city’s street sweeping debris, which is often filled with dirt, 

leaves, yard trimmings & paper litter; and mix it with waste from the 

Rosemead School District, such as wood chips, soiled paper, food waste 

& other organic materials. We transfer them from our State-of-the-Art 

Recycling & Material Recovery Facility (MRF), then haul it to American 

Organics, pur “certified organic” composting facility in the high desert, 

where we transform waste into a nutrient rich soil amendment/fertilizer, 

to help keep Rosemead clean and green! 

As we have done for several years now, 

members of the Rosemead Chamber of 

Commerce had the privilege of riding in 

the City’s 4th of July Parade. Thanks to 

Joan Hunter, Planning Commissioner, Jean Hall, Traffic 

Commissioner, and Victor Ruiz, Planning Commissioner joining 

in on all the festivities. 

Pictured standing in front of 

the 1929 Model “A” Bus, (L 

to R), Min Wang, Chamber 

CEO, Lex Lekdan, Chamber 

staff, (in the background) 

Bob Trepanier, Harry & Sons 

Radiator Shop, Amy Wu, Past 

President of the Chamber, 

and Erix Oliva, President. 

No parade would be complete 

without the towering 50 foot 

Balloon astronaut. 

Rosemead Report • August 2011 

Fourth of July Parade, 2011 

Bob and Vicky Trepanier of Harry & Sons 

Radiator Shop, we were provided with two 

vintage vehicles, a 1929 Model A Bus and 

a 1913 Cadillac, for the Chamber to ride 

in. It is always a 

privilege to be one 

of the participants in 

this yearly event. 

The parade runs 

from Walnut Grove 

Ave, down Valley 

Blvd. to the east and 

ends at Rosemead 

Park on Mission 

and Encinita Ave. 

F o l l o w i n g W t h e 

Parade, there are 

festivitiesWatWthe 

park and fireworks 

at night, a fantastic 

way to celebrate the 

Independence of our 

Country. 

Rosemead Lodge #457 

Congratulations 

Rodney Todd! 

Rosemead Lodge 457 F & AM presented the 50th 

Year Pin to Brother Rodney Todd at the reception 

held at the Spaghetti Factory July 9, 2011. Event 

was attended by family members, Lodge officers 

and Members of Rosemead Lodge. Presentation 

was headed by Worshipful David Bezner. Pictured: 

Brother Todd (L) receiving the award from Worshipful 

Norm Smith Inspector DIV.V11 DISTRICT 725.


Community 

Bosco Tech Teacher Earns Spot at National 

Slavery Seminar 

Don Bosco Technical Institute history 

instructor Erick Williams has been selected 

by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American 

History to attend a North American slavery 

seminar held at the University of Maryland 

in College Park, MD, beginning on July 

18. 

The one-week seminar will be hosted 

by Dr. Ira Berlin, Distinguished University 

Professor at the University of Maryland, 

and will focus primarily on the development 

of chattel bondage in mainland North 

America from the perspective of the larger 

Atlantic world. The Institute has provided 

prospective attendees with extensive preseminar 

reading materials and will include 

a visit to the plantation where American 

social reformer Frederick Douglass was 

enslaved, and to historical Washington, 

D.C. landmarks. 

“I am getting an opportunity to study 

with other historians,” said Williams, who 

teaches Advanced Placement U.S. history 

and senior-level human geography. “As 

a teacher, this experience will make the 

facts more concrete when I relay this to my 

students.” Williams was selected from a 

pool of qualified applicants who completed 

extensive applications and wrote essays on 

their desire to participate. 

Bosco Tech is an all-male Catholic 

high school combining college-preparatory 

and technology education. The academic 

curriculum allows students to meet 

university admission requirements while 

completing extensive integrated coursework 

in one of five technologies: Architecture 

and Construction Engineering; Computer 

Science and Electrical Engineering; 

Integrated Design, Engineering and 

Art; Materials Science, Engineering 

and Technology; and Media Arts and 

Technology. For further information about 

Bosco Tech, please call (626) 940-2000 or 

visit www.boscotech.edu. 

The Gilder Lehrman Institute (www. 

gilderlehrman.org), a New York-based 

non-profit organization, is committed 

to improving and enriching American 

history education. This summer, it will 

host seminars for more than 1,000 K- 

12 educators and National Park Service 

interpreters across the U.S. and in Great 

Britain. 

Know Your Important Numbers 

Charter Communications 


Alhambra, CA 91801 

(888) 438-2427 

Southern California Edison 

(800) 655-4555 

www.sce.com 

California American Water 

8657 Grand Ave. 


(888) 422-5269 

Amarillo Water 

3034 Burton Ave. 


(626) 571-7533 

San Gabriel Valley Water 

8366 Grand Ave. 


(626) 448-6183 

Golden State Water 

401 S. San Dimas Canyon Rd. 

San Dimas, CA 91773 

www.aswater.com 

San Gabriel County Water 

11142 Garvey Ave. 

El Monte, CA 91733 

(626) 287-0341 

The Gas Company 

Residential: (800) 427-2200 

Business: (800) 427-2000 

www.socalgas.com 

AT&T 

Residential: (800) 310-2355 

Business: (800) 750-2355 

www.att.sbc.com 

Support your Community 

Buy Local Year Round 

Supporting local businesses is the BEST decision you can make all year 

long! Supporting local retailers and businesses is great for our local 

economy in two obvious ways: 

1. Money spent locally, stays local 

2. Buying locally keeps sales tax revenue in Rosemead. 

Spending $100 at a locally-owned business generates about $68 in local 

economic spending compared to $43 from spending that same $100 at 

a national chain 

Local businesses create local jobs. Local businesses tends to have 

higher payrolls and often purchase goods and services from other local 

businesses including payroll and accounting services. Staff at local 

independent businesses tend to work closer to their homes than big box 

employees: their income taxes and property taxes then support these 

same local communities. 

So please remember to Buy Local this spring and all year long for 

these great reasons! 

1. Money spent locally, stays local 

2. Buying locally keeps sales tax revenue in Rosemead 

3. Local businesses create and maintain local jobs 

4. Local businesses are preportionately more generous to local 

charities, schools and community events 

5. Buying locally saves you money on gas and travel time and you avoid 

shipping and handling fees on catalog and Internet purchases 

6. Buying locally supports and retains our neighborhood business 

community ontrepreneurs 

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(626) 286-0275 

LARGE CHEESE 

PIZZA 

Take out only 

Cook’s Corner 

$ 99 

8+ Tax 

Toppings available at regular prices. Cannot be 

combined with other offers. One coupon per 

customer per visit. Offer expires 9-15-2011 

Isabel Dinsmoor Putnam Recipe 

Festive Walnut Cake 

The following recipe was taken from the recipe files of Isabel Dinsmoor Putnam. 

Isabel Dinsmoor Putnam designed the Dinsmoor Heritage House as a young 

woman. She lived in the house most of her adult life. The Recipe cards were 

dated from the early 1930’s through the 1970’s. 

1/2 cup shortening 

1-1/4 cup sugar 

2 egg yolks 

1/3 cup milk 

1 tsp. lemon juice 

1/3 cup maraschino cherry syrup 

5 whole cherries 

2 cups cake flour 

1/2 tsp. salt 

2-1/2 tsp. baking powder 

1 (5 oz) bottle of maraschino cherries, 

chopped fine 

1/2 cup walnuts 

Cream shortening and sugar. Add 

egg yolks. Add milk, lemon juice 

and cherry syrup. Sift together flour, 

salt and baking powder. Add to sugar 

mixture. Add chopped cherries and 

walnuts. Bake in two square tine in 

375 degree oven 25 minutes. Frost 

with boiled icing.* or powered sugar. 

Decorate with whole cherries and 

walnut halves. 

*Check any good cook book for a 

boiled icing recipe. 

Attention All Rosemead Businesses! 

Be a proud sponsor of the Rockin’ 

Rosemead Summer 

Concert Series 2011 

(A City of Rosemead Event) 

Everyone is just raving about the “Concerts in the Park” 

and there is only one more concert to enjoy. 

Friday, August 5th - Rosemead Park 

4343 Encinita Ave 

See You There! 

For further information please call Parks & Recreation Department 

@ (626) 569-2160 

Coldwell Banker Dynasty 

Buyers: Ask 

me about the 

“WISH” Program 

for up to $15,000 

credit. 

Sellers: Ask 

me for a “FREE 

MARKET 

ANALYSIS”. 

Attention Chamber Members! 

The Rosemead Chamber is happy to promote the activities 

and events of our members. If you would like your notice 

in the Rosemead Report or on the website, please email a 

short description with contact information to rosemeadcc@ 

aol.com or minwang@rosemeadchamber.org. And please 

remember to patronize your fellow Rosemead Chamber 

members, they are among the best at what they do. 

Are You Planning to Start 

a New Business? 

• Need some advice. 

• Have a Lot of Questions? 

Why not call the Rosemead Chamber of 

Commerce. We have counselors you can 

talk to. Please call (626) 288-0811 to 

make an appointment.


Community 

The Start of a New Year 

84th Annual Installation & Awards Banquet 

“Carpe Diem” 

Everyone agreed, “It was a blast from the past” on June 30th, when the 

Rosemead Chamber of Commerce presented their 84th Annual Installation 

and Awards Dinner. 

By Cathy Brehm 

The start of a new year - from page 1 Gym, Ryan Junk accepting for UFC, 

spirited mood, cameras were and the Ambassador of the Year award 

New Board President Erix Oliva with family. 

Pictured: (L to R), Ariana Oliva, Daughter, 

Erix Oliva, and wife, Geri Oliva. 

snapping and guests were laughing. 

The food was great, there were lots of 

prizes, awards, games and even a silent 

auction going on. Many thanks to our Door 

Prize Sponsors: Little People 

School, JRC Wrought Iron, 

to Jean Hall. All awardees were well 

deserving and quite appreciative 

of their awards. Board members 

were also presented with certificates 

of Appreciation from the Legislative 

offices that were present at the event, 

James Wang, CH Auto, was presented the Herb 

Hunter “Business Person of the Year” award by 

Joan Hunter, Chamber Board Member. 

Charlie Brown’s Restaurant, Congresswoman Judy Chu, 

Holiday Inn Express, Senator Ed Hernandez, and 

Doubletree by Hilton, Assemblyman Mike Eng. 

DiPilla’s Italian Restaurant, A special thanks to all 

Brown’s Jewelry & Loan and our milestone members, for 

El Patio Bar & Grill. And without them this event could 

thanks to Richard Fierro and not be possible. 40 years 

Consolidated Disposal who Membership: California 

donated the silent auction Mission Inn, 35 years: 

items: Dodger tickets, that PSA Private Storage Areas, 

were won by Amy Enoto- 30 years: Garvey School 

Perez, Superintendent/ District, 25 years: Irish 

A blast from the past. Pictured: (L to R), Min 

Wang, Chamber CEO, Amy Wu, Past President, 

Erix Oliva, President, and Lex Lekdan, Chamber 

Rosemead School District, 

and two sets on Lakers tickets, who were 

won Leticia Martinez, Consolidated 

Construction, and 20 years: 

Consolidated Disposal.” I 

was excited and privileged 

staff. Disposal, and Amy Wu, Holiday Inn 

Express. 

to be able to attend such a 

great event for the Rosemead Chamber of 

Past President Ernie Ayala (2001 - 2003) and 

wife Fran, were invited as guests to attend this 

We were also lucky enough Commerce. Everyone did such a great job event. Pictured: (L to R), Fran Ayala, Amy Wu, 

to have as guests, some past 

Board Presidents of previous 

putting everything together and making it 

a very special night.”, replied Renee Chan 

Past President, Ernie Ayala, and James Wang, 

Chamber Vice President. 

years at the Chamber. Uma of Consolidated 

Chander, 1995-1996, Ernie Disposal Services. 

Ayala, 2001-2003, and Joan The Chamber 

Hunter, 1985-1986 and 2003- would like to 

2005. 

thank everyone 

Later that evening, the that planned, 

29th Annual Herb Hunter helped, donated 

Business Person of the Year and supported this 

was awarded to James Wang, event, “All you 

CH Auto and the Business of need is Love”. 

Jean Hall, Traffic Commissioner, was presented 

with the “Ambassador of the Year” award for 

her dedication and service to the Rosemead 

Chamber. Pictured: (L to R), Steven Ly, Mayor, 

Jean Hall, and Sandra Armenta, Mayor Pro 

the Year was awarded to UFC 

Tem. 

Congresswoman Judy Chu, 32nd District, was 

the Installing Officer for the new 2011/2012 

Rosemead Chamber of Commerce Board of 

Directors. Pictured: (L to R), Erix Oliva, 

President, Amy Wu, Past President, Judy 

Chu, Congresswoman, Dr. George Win, Vice 

President, Annie Gee, Vice President, Robert 

Oehler, Vice President and James Wang, Vice 

President. 

Susan Reyes, Senator Ed Hernandez’s Office, Mayor 

Steven Ly, and Amy Wu, Holiday Inn Express. 

Honoree Ryan Junk, 

UFC Gym, Chamber 

Business of the Year 

Award, presented by 

City Mayor Steven Ly 

and Mayor Pro Tem, 

Sandra Armenta. 

Athens Services, 

represented by Ed 

Chen, was this 

years Title Sponsor 

for this event. 

Rosemead Chamber membership milestone members, California 

Mission Inn, 40 years, Garvey School District, 30 years, and 

Consolidated Disposal, 20 years, were honored with Milestone Plaques 

for their years of service to the Rosemead Chamber of Commerce. 

Pictured: (L to R), Richard Fierro, Consolidated Disposal, John 

Yuen, Garvey School District, Cris Quesada, California Mission 

Inn, James Wang, Vice President. Back row,: (L to R), Robert 

Oehler, Vice President, Margaret Clark, Councilmember, Bill 

Alarcon, Councilmember (hidden), Sandra Armenta, Mayor 

Pro Tem, Mayor Steven Ly, Amy Wu, Past President, Erix Oliva, 

President. 

Silent Auction 

winner Leticia 

Martinez (R), one 

of the winners 

of the Lakers 

Tickets donated 

by Consolidated 

Disposal, pictured 

with Rene Chen 

(L), Consolidated 

Disposal. 

In appreciation for their hard work and dedication, the entire 2010/2011 Board of Directors 

were honored with certificates of recognition from the Rosemead Chamber of Commerce. 

Pictured: (L to R), James Wang, CH Auto, Erix Oliva, El Monte Rosemead Adult School, 

Robert Oehler, Pacific Alliance Bank, Diana Herrera, Coldwell Banker Dynasty, Joan 

Hunter, Alltour Travel, Amy Wu, Holiday Inn Express, Thuy Bui, Wells Fargo Bank, Jose 

Hinojos, JG Quality Printing, Annie Gee, Pacific Western Bank, Sharon Coley, Doubletree by 

Hilton, Chester Gee, Progressive Travel, George Win, United Multi-Care Health Center. 

Lucky Noel Avila of Consolidated Disposal, 

winner of the Charlie Brown’s Gift Basket.


Education 

News from 

El Monte Union High School District 

Rosemead Students Named Posse 

Scholars 

by Anne Donofrio-Holter 

Rosemead High School students Janice 

Trang, Adrian Rodriguez and Andy Chung 

have each been selected by the Posse 

Foundation to receive a full scholarship. 

Trang and Rodriquez will attend Grinnell 

College in Grinnell, Iowa and Chung will 

attend the University of Wisconsin at 

Madison. 

“Andy will be the second Rosemead 

High School Posse student attending the 

University of Wisconsin at Madison. 

Carese Rios was selected to attend last 

year,” said principal Larry Cecil. “We also 

have Rosemead graduates Lawrence Chen 

attending UCLA and Regina Chagolla who 

completed her Master’s at UC Berkeley, 

both Posse students.” 

This year over 2,500 high school 

seniors from the Los Angeles area were 

nominated for 80 Posse scholarships.† 

Trang, Rodriguez and Chung were selected 

through an extensive process including 

assessment of academic achievement and 

a series of interviews. 

“Posseís incredible partners are 

investing time, energy and resources in 

the promotion of equity in education and 

social justice,” said a Posse spokesperson. 

“They believe in the intelligence, talent 

and dreams of young people who might not 

always show up on their radar screens, and 

are giving them a chance to excel.” 

Rosemead High School has had seven 

graduates in three years receive Posse 

scholarships. According to Cecil, the total 

value of Trang, Rodriguez and Chung’s 

scholarships are between $397,000 and 

$496,000. 

Founded in 1989, Posse identifies public 

high school students with extraordinary 

academic and leadership potential who 

may be overlooked by traditional college 

selection processes. Posse extends to these 

students the opportunity to pursue personal 

and academic excellence by placing them 

in supportive, multicultural teams of 10 

students called posses. These teams are 

then prepared, through an intensive 

eight-month pre-collegiate training 

program, for enrollment at top-tier 

universities nationwide. Posse 

partner colleges and universities 

award Posse scholars four-year, 

full-tuition leadership scholarships. 

“The Posse Foundation has 

designed a recruitment strategy 

called the Dynamic Assessment 

Process (DAP), an innovative 

approach to identifying exceptional 

students who might be missed 

by traditional college admissions 

processes,” added the spokesperson. 

“DAP taps into the often unseen qualities of 

high school students using non-traditional 

forums to evaluate students. Interactive 

workshops in which students have the 

opportunity to work alongside peers to 

generate and share ideas have proven to 

be an effective means of identifying an 

alternative set of qualities that can predict 

academic success in college.” 

Nationally, Posse scholars have been 

awarded $334 million in scholarships 

from Posseís partner institutions and are 

persisting and graduating at a rate of 90 

percentósignificantly above the national 

average. 

“We are extremely proud of Janice, 

Adrian and Andy on their selection 

as Posse scholars,” said Cecil, “We 

wish them much success in their future 

endeavors.” 

Rosemead School District 

3907 Rosemead Blvd., Rosemead, CA 91770 • (626) 312-2900 Fax (626) 312-2906 

Superintendent’s Message: - Dr. Amy Enomoto-Perez 

DON’T FORGET: OUR SCHOOLS 

BEGIN ON AUGUST 31st! 

DO YOU HAVE YOUR TDAP YET? CLINIC WILL BE OFFERED: 

AUGUST 30th 

No Shot ………………….No School No Money…………….... No Problem 

No Provider/Plan…. No Problem No English………………No Problem 

(Alhambra) Assemblyman Mike Eng’s press conference on July 26th, focused on 

the above themes and a reminder that the Tdap is a new requirement of registration for 

our middle school students. The press conference served as a reminder to our parents 

and community that ALL 7th and 8th grade students entering Muscatel will need this 

vaccine within 30 days of the start of school. High school students will also need a 

Tdap booster. 

Legislation signed last year requires students entering or advancing to grades 

seven through twelve in the 2011–12 school year to be immunized with a tetanusdiptheria-pertussis 

vaccine booster called Tdap. The new requirement went into effect 

this month and affects all students—current, new, and transfers—in public and private 

schools. 

Senate Bill 614 (Kehoe/Eng) passed in the last two weeks, gives us, as a school 

district, an extra 30 days after classes begin (on August 31st) to verify vaccinations 

of all 7th and 8th grade students. To assist in the efforts to have 100% of our students 

immunized, we are offering a Tdap Clinic at Muscatel Middle School on August 

30th. 

Whooping cough is a highly contagious disease that can be debilitating at any age 

and lethal to infants. California’s current pertussis epidemic has killed ten babies and 

stricken more than 11,000 people since last year. 

For more information on the Tdap clinic, contact our School Nurse Nadine 

Wilcox or Muscatel Middle School at 626-287-1139. For more information on 

pertussis, please visit the California Department of Education’s Web page at Pertussis 

(Whooping Cough) Vaccine Requirement - Health Services & School Nursing. 

Frequent Questions and Answers re: Tdap 

Q. Is the 30 days calendar days or school days? 

A. Calendar days per Assemblyman Mike Eng, Co-Author of the Extension Bill. 

Q. Is there a waiver or personal exemption? 

A. Dr. Parra, of L.A. Public Health Dept. says that the child not vaccinated will be 

excluded from school for 21 days or longer (if there is an outbreak) of any disease. 

Q. Are there additional locations to get the Tdap for my children or myself? 

A. Yes, you can certainly get the shot through your provider. However, if you cannot, 

Arroyo Student Elected State 

Treasurer at Annual Boy’s State 

Conference 

by Anne Donofrio-Holter 

Arroyo High School junior Raymond Lu 

was elected to the position of state treasurer at 

the 74th annual Boy’s State conference held 

on the campus of California State University, 

Sacramento. His election represents the first 

constitutional office held at the conference 

by an El Monte Union High School District 

student in 20 years, since El Monte Mayor 

A n d r e 

Q u i n t e r o 

was elected 

Boy’s State 

governor in 

1991. 

A 

c o u n s e l o r 

with the 

p r o g r a m 

for the past 

20 years, 

Quintero was 

in Sacramento 

June 22 to 

witness Lu’s 

election. 

“As mayor and a past Boy’s State 

delegate, I am thrilled to be here to witness 

the election of Raymond as state treasurer,” 

said Quintero.” 

A work-study program in functional 

government sponsored by the American 

Legion, Girls and Boys State allows students 

to learn how our government runs through 

participation and role-playing. Students are 

given the opportunity to campaign and run 

for various offices during the week-long 

program. Upon arrival, students take on the 

roles of senators, judges, council members, 

attorneys, etc. Current issues are discussed 

in group sessions, during the legislative 

process, and in mock trials. Participants also 

publish a daily newspaper. 

Since eighth grade, Lu has run for 

several treasury positions in various clubs 

and organizations and felt running for the 

state treasurer position would be “the most 

suitable office.” 

“I think the characteristic that set me 

aside from the other candidates going for that 

position is my passion in public speaking and 

most people who voted for me remembered 

my speech,” he said. “My speech mentions 

the extremely high tax rate in El Monte and 

the financial issues most people face during 

this recession. With a little dark humor and 

repetitions of my name, my speech delivered 

me the second largest marginal†difference in 

the general elections.” 

Lu, however, did not run for the position 

only for the title. 

“I actually worked hard to acquire this 

office and when I did win the election, 

I actually carried out the duties of state 

treasurer,” he said. “For the first time in 

six years the proposed budget, written by 

the treasurer, controller and any appointed 

members of the cabinet, actually passed 

through the Senate and the Assembly.” 

Teachers and administrators nominate 

prospective students for the conference and 

then select a male and female student based on 

their leadership skills, grades, school record, 

citizenship, sportsmanship and interest in 

current affairs and government. It is hoped 

that students attending the conference will 

return to school a better leader and a positive 

role model for other students. 

“During my stay, I had the chance to meet 

diverse and interesting people who were all 

more than qualified to be representatives of 

their respective schools. I went to Boy’s State 

very ambitious and very optimistic,” said Lu. 

“The experience will stay with me the rest of 

my life. The memories and friends I made 

are unforgettable. Thank you American 

Legion Post 261 for sponsoring me and thank 

you Arroyo High School for choosing me as 

your 2011 Boy’s State representative.” 

“We are obviously extremely proud 

of Raymondís accomplishments and 

recognition,” said Nick Salerno, El Monte 

Union High School District superintendent. 

“Raymond is a fine example of the extremely 

talented and capable students we have in our 

district.” 

there are many free clinics offering the vaccine throughout the community including 

our clinic at Muscatel. 

Q. Do I need to bring in medical proof that my child has received the Tdap? 

A. Yes, be sure to bring in the immunization record for your child. If you don’t have 

it or can’t find it, check with your medical provider for a copy. 

ROSEMEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT’S NEW BREAKFAST AND LUNCH 

PRICES 

Effective this school year, breakfast and lunch prices will be raised by .25 cents. 

This is being done to comply with the rising price of food under the federal free and 

reduced meals. Our paid meal prices have remained low for many years and need to 

reflect an increase that is commensurate with our subsidized free/reduced costs. 

Mrs. Diane Ezzo, Food Service Director, has sent information to our parents in all 

four languages. If you have any questions, please contact the Food Service Department 

at 626-312-2900, ext. 254. 

Applications for free and reduced lunch programs have been sent home. For 

additional help or application completion please see the following schedule: 

Encinita Elementary School – August 15, 2011 – 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

Janson Elementary School – August 16, 2011 – 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

Savannah Elementary School – August 17, 2011 – 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

Shuey Elementary School – August 18, 2011 – 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

Muscatel Middle School – August 19, 2011 – 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

SUMMER FACILITY BOND PROJECTS & INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM 

NEWS 

Janson School is undergoing interior classroom renovations and electrical projects 

this summer, and will continue into the fall. These projects will modernize our 

classrooms and also make them more technology friendly. Janson Principal Cardenas 

and his 7 Habits Lighthouse Teacher Leaders, Mrs. Ball and Mrs. Krug, returned from 

an international global summit on the Leader in Me held at the University of Pittsburg 

in Pennsylvania this summer. Our Lighthouse Teams progress in their work at our 

other elementary sites with Muscatel Middle School beginning a Leader in Me class 

this fall. 

Encinita and Savannah Schools are also receiving some lesser renovations this 

summer. Exterior doors are being inspected and painted, and school branding projects 

are also taking place. Next summer, they will begin the remodel of their interior 

classrooms via modernization. 

Muscatel Middle School will implement the new 7/8 period schedule in September 

that will provide additional support and enrichment for all students. 

Shuey School is in search of a new principal, as former principal Mr. Moran, 

resigned his position in July to accept an elementary principal assignment in Glendora 

Unified School District. Mr. Wharton, retired Muscatel principal, will open Shuey 

School for a seamless transition. A principal search is currently underway. 

Lastly, there is no Board of Trustees’ meeting in August, so our first Board meeting 

will be September 1st. Also, most of our Back to School Nights will take place early 

in the school year. Please be on the lookout for the information forthcoming after 

school begins. Have a good summer and I look forward to seeing you soon.


Legislative 

Government Transparency Legislation Heads 

to Senate Floor 

Assembly Bill 

(AB) 172, a measure 

that would bring 

needed oversight 

over how much 

money California 

departments spend 

on outsourcing 

work to private contractors, passed out 

of the Senate Appropriations Committee 

today on a vote of 5-3. 

Authored by Assembly Member Mike 

Eng (D–Monterey Park), this measure 

specifically provides Californians with 

a greater level of state government 

transparency by giving taxpayers access 

to information such as personal services 

contracts that the state enters into, travel 

claims, audits of departments and other 

indicators of how the public’s money is 

being spent. AB 172 would put into law the 

provisions of Governor Schwarzenegger’s 

Executive Orders of 2009, S-08-09 and S- 

20-09, which created the state’s reporting 

government in transparency website, www. 

transparency.ca.gov. 

California has over 13,600 personal 

service and consulting contracts that cost 

the state $34.7 billion, or $28.7 million a 

day. Information about those contracts is 

needed to ensure government is working 

efficiently and effectively. Information 

gained by AB 172 will help us avoid 

From the Office of Assembly Member Mike Eng 

contracts like the State Court System’s 

contract to create a central computer 

system for the courts. That project started 

in 2002, is still ongoing, and has jumped 

from initially costing $260 million to 

costing over $1.9 billion. 

“AB 172 will ensure that government 

remains transparent by requiring 

contracting data to be available to the 

public through a centralized government 

website,” said Assembly Member Eng. 

“This will allow the public to hold decision 

makers accountable for how they spend 

taxpayer dollars.” 

Currently, thirty-six states allow the 

public online access to tracking how state 

government spends their taxpayer dollars 

in order to promote transparency and 

cost-savings. California’s transparency is 

inadequate and compares poorly to other 

states. The United States Public Interest 

Research Group graded California’s level 

of transparency as a D, with twenty-eight 

other states scoring higher on their level 

of transparency. The California Public 

Interest Research Group conducted their 

own study and also graded California’s 

level of transparency as a D+, with 30 

other states scoring higher on their level of 

transparency. 

AB 172 now moves to the Senate Floor 

for consideration. 

West San Gabriel Valley Association of Realtors 

Elect New Officers 

On May 19th, 2011, The West San Gabriel Valley 

Association of REALTORS held their annual 

elections. The newly elected Officers and Directors 

are: 

President-Yin Bihr, Masters Realty 

President Elect-Lee Lieberg, Dilbeck 

REALTORS® 

Vice President-Mel Wong, Remax Elite Realty 

The West San Gabriel Valley 

Association of REALTORS 

has been representing the 

cities of Alhambra, Monterey 

Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel 

and Temple City since 1922. 

Congratulations everyone. 

Interns and Volunteers from the Rosemead 

Youth Leadership Center 

Plan for the Future 

By Shel Segal 

The Rosemead Youth Leadership 

Center would like to commend Benson 

Ma, Youth Training Development 

Coordinator and Rosemead native, for 

his hard work on successfully recruiting 

more interns and volunteers to work at 

the center. 

Volunteering his own time, Ma 

went out into the youth community 

on his own and found more 

youth like him who want to 

give back to the community 

while also strengthening the 

center’s intern and volunteer 

program. Ma is one of the 

many volunteers from RYLC, 

a division of the M. Janet 

Chin Youth Foundation, a 

501(c) 3 Educational Public 

Charity. RYLC offers 

afterschool enrichment 

programs to young people in 

the community. 

Keno Deary, Executive 

Director of the center, 

commented, “Benson is a 

perfect example of what 

it means to be a volunteer and take a 

project upon yourself, seeing it through 

from inception to conclusion, he is to be 

praised for seeing a need not being filled 

and going after it himself and getting 

the job done, no matter the obstacles 

involved.” 

Ma said he started contacting high 

school students and let the word about 

the center just snowball from there. 

“I contacted the local high schools – 

Mark Keppel, San Gabriel, Rosemead, 

Gabrielino – and set a date to talk to 

their career person to have flyers there 

at the schools or to even set up a booth,” 

said Ma, who is currently attending East 

Los Angeles College with the hopes of 

transferring to Cal State Los Angeles. 

Once students got the message, they 

started contacting him, he said. 

“I started getting a lot of emails, 

a lot of phone calls, from high school 

students ranging from incoming juniors to 

graduating seniors,” said Ma, who started 

volunteering at the center in April 2009. 

The end result was the center was 

able to acquire several new interns and 

volunteers. 

“That was a good foundation for us,” 

Ma said. “From there, word of mouth 

kicked in. We got even more applications 

then. We accepted 25 interns total. In 

addition, we have 11 volunteers. 

“The program was very successful.” 

Based at Temple Intermediate School 

in Rosemead, RYLC loves to have 

teenage students volunteer and help the 

younger kids at the school, Deary said. 

“By volunteering, these students learn 

responsibility, hard work and discipline, as 

well as how to work with others,” he said. 

“And they might even get school credit for 

it!” 

If you know of any students – or adults 

– who are interested in becoming an RYLC 

“Youth Leader” volunteers, have them 

email bma@rylc.org give the center a call 

at (626) 789-6579. 

Shel Segal is the Communications 

Director for the Rosemead Youth 

Leadership Center.


Community 

Splash Zone - from page 1 

The Splash Zone is located at 

3233 Kelburn Avenue, and is open for 

recreational swim from July 10th thru 

September 5th, Monday - Friday 12:30 - 

3:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday evenings 

from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., and Saturday and 

Sunday from 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. It is 

also open September 10th, 17th and 24th 

(Saturday and Sunday) from 12 Noon to 

4:00 p.m. The entry fee is $1 for ages 17 

The line was 

long, but well 

worth it. 


Splash Zone 

Grand Opening 

and younger ($20 Season Pass) and $2 

for 18 years and older ($30 Season Pass). 

Family of 6 Season Pass is $50. 

The opening for the new and improved 

Rosemead Aquatic Center at 9155 E. 

Mission Drive will be August 13, 2011. 

For more information about swim 

lesions, classes, special events, or facility 

rental, please call Splash Zone at (626) 

569-2270 or the Rosemead Parks and 

Recreation Department at (626) 569-2160. 

Mayor takes a plunge! 

Kids at Play 

It’s really simple, here’s how you can do it… 

Give us a call at the Chamber at (626) 288-0811 and let us know 

you want to participate. 

The only requirements are: 

• Be current member of the chamber. 

• Discount must be available to all active chamber members and 

their employees 

• Discount must be of monetary value 

• Provide in writing a full description of discount, and how it is 

going to be applied. 

• Information will be posted in the next available update. 

• All offers subject to approval. 

And each month, Member-To-Member inserts are updated inserted 

in the Rosemead Report, reminding all our Members to participate 

in the Program. It’s a Win-Win. 

Call us now!!!!! 

San Gabriel Mission Will Celebrate 

240th Birthday 

San Gabriel Mission will celebrate its 

240 th birthday on Sept. 2-4, with many 

festivities at its annual fiesta that is 

always held Friday through Sunday of 

Labor Day weekend. The fiesta will 

be open on Sept. 2, from 6 p.m. to 

midnight, Saturday, Sept. 3, from noon 

to midnight, and Sun., Sept. 6, from 

noon to midnight. 

On Friday, Sept. 2, the Ringing of the 

Bells Ceremony will start the fiesta at 6 

p.m. at the mission bell wall, followed 

by the Blessing of the Fiesta Grounds. 

Saturday, Sept. 3, festivities start early 

at the Fiesta Stage with the Children’s 

and Pet’s Costume Contest at 9 a.m., 

followed by Blessing of the Animals at 

11 a.m. Gabrieleno/Tongva Indians and 

re-enactors of history are invited to be 

in the mission gardens from 1 p.m. to 4 

p.m. Re-enactors invited are Fr. Junipero 

Serra, Klaus “Adobe Man” Duebbert, a 

blacksmith, wool spinner, soldiers, and 

other re-enactors. 

This will be followed by the History 

Reception at 4 p.m. in the mission museum 

patio that will include honoring a person 

or persons whom have volunteered to 

improve the mission buildings, grounds, 

give guided tours, or help in the local 

historical community. 

The Birthday Cake Celebration is 

scheduled for the Fiesta Stage at 5 p.m. 

Happy Birthday will be sung for the mission 

and for anyone with a birthday close to the 

fiesta. Free birthday cake will be given to 

fiesta attendees while cake is available. 

On Sunday, Sept. 6, the Founders’ 

Memorial Mass at 9:30 a.m. will be in the 

old mission church. Gabrieleno/Tongva 

Indians and re-enactors of history have 

been invited to be in the gardens from 1 

p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Among the traditions of the fiesta are the 

Royal Court Contest and the Fiesta Royal 

Court members representing the mission at 

its fiesta and throughout the year at church, 

civic and social events. 

. The fiesta will include religious, historical 

and cultural festivities, small and large rides, 

game booths, international 

foods, entertainment in 

the evenings, and prize 

drawings totaling more 

than $10,000 on Sept. 6, at 

11:30 p.m. during closing 

ceremonies on the fiesta 

stage, immediately after a 

musical performance by 

the band Tierra. 

Also, bingo will be played 

in the air conditioned parish 

center. 

The mission museum and 

gardens will be open for 

free on Sept. 2-4, from 9 

a.m. to 4 p.m. 

San Gabriel Mission is 

located at 428 S. Mission 

Dr., San Gabriel, CA 

91776, about two miles 

north of San Bernardino 

Freeway (I-10) (exit at Del 

Mar Avenue, travel north 

about one and a half miles 

to Mission Road, turn left 

and travel one-half mile to 

the mission parking lot for 

free parking or free parking 

on nearby streets or fiesta 

marked parking lots. More 

information is available 

from the mission rectory 

office at (626) 457-3035. 

+SGM+


Community 

Advertising Opportunities 

Available to Chamber Members 

Advertise your business in the Report 

• Distributed to all residents and all 

business license holders in the 


• Mailed to all members of the 

Rosemead Chamber of Commerce 

• Business card size ads to 

full page ads available 

For advertising rates and deadline 

information call the 

Rosemead Chamber of Commerce (626) 288-0811


SAN GABRIEL MISSION 

240TH ANNUAL 

SEPT. 2-4, 2011 

LABOR DAY WEEKEND: FRI., SAT., SUN. 

Religious, Historical and Cultural Festivities 

• Entertainment • International Food Court 

• Games • Bingo • Large and Small Rides 

• Prize Drawings: More than $10,000 in prizes! 

FRIDAY, Sept. 2: Fiesta open 6 p.m.-12 midnight 

6 p.m.--Ringing of the Bells Ceremony (Bell Wall) 

6:15 p.m. --Blessing of the Fiesta (Fiesta Stage and Grounds) 

SATURDAY, Sept. 3: Fiesta open 12 Noon -12 midnight 

9 a.m.--Children’s & Pet’s Costume Contest (Fiesta Stage) 

11 a.m.--Blessing Of Animals (Fiesta Stage) 

1 p.m. to 4 p.m.--Re-enactors of History (Gardens) 

1 p.m. to 4 p.m.—Art Show (Museum Patio and Gardens) 

4 p.m.--History Reception (Museum Patio) 

5 p.m.--Birthday Cake Celebration (Fiesta Stage) 

SUNDAY, Sept. 4: Fiesta open 12 Noon -12 midnight 

9:30 a.m.--Founder’s Memorial Mass (Old Mission) 

1 p.m. to 4 p.m.--Re-enactors of History (Gardens) 

1 p.m. to 4 p.m.—Art Show (Museum Patio and Gardens) 

9 p.m.—TIERRA – Live on Stage! 11:30 p.m. Prize Drawings 

SAN GABRIEL MISSION 

428 S. Mission Dr., San Gabriel, CA 91776 

Located approximately 1 1/2 miles north of the 10 Freeway (go north on 

Del Mar Avenue, turn left on Mission Road and travel ½ mile to the Mission) 

Tel: (626) 457-3035 www.sangabrielmission.net 

Major Sponsors: SGV Newspaper Group, Athens Services, ACE Beverage Co., 

Douglas & Zook Chapel of Remembrance Funeral Home, Shamrock Shows

August 2011 - Rosemead Chamber of Commerce

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